# Quotes about friendship: short messages for your best friend [Sea Pals](https://seapals.app/) › [Guides](https://seapals.app/guides) › [Friendship quotes](https://seapals.app/guides/friendship-quotes) Updated 11 October 2026 These quotes about friendship are original short lines you can send to your best friend or adapt in your own words. Choose a thank you, an “I miss you”, a birthday wish or a little encouragement. Add a shared detail to make the message yours. ## To say thank you Name the small thing your friend did that stayed with you. - Thank you for listening to the unfinished version of my thoughts. - You remembered the little thing I mentioned once. I felt very seen. - You made an ordinary afternoon feel like somewhere I belonged. ## When you miss your friend A small reminder can leave room for a reply whenever they have time. - I saved a story for you. It is better when you are the one laughing. - I miss the way a quick hello with you becomes a whole afternoon. - Something funny happened, and I reached for my phone before I stopped laughing. ## For the friend who makes you laugh Use a joke you would both enjoy. - Our plans have excellent intentions and very poor directions. - You know too much about my snack habits to become a stranger. - I would share my last biscuit with you. I would complain, but I would share. ## For a birthday Make the wish about the person you know. - I hope this year has more of your favourite kind of ordinary days. - Happy birthday to the person who makes my least impressive stories worth telling. - For your birthday, I wish you a plan you love and plenty of room to change it. ## For a long distance friendship Let your message carry a piece of the day across the distance. - Different time zones, same person I want to tell first. - Your day is ending as mine begins. I am leaving a little hello between them. - We are collecting stories for the next time we sit at the same table. ## After a hard day Offer company without making your friend explain everything. - You do not need a good story today. I am happy with your company. - Want to talk, be distracted, or just have someone stay for a bit? - I can listen without trying to tidy everything into an answer. ## Make a note they can keep Turn a line into a longer note on [free letter paper](https://seapals.app/letter), or add your own memory to a page in a [friendship book](https://seapals.app/book). For help finding the next sentence, try the [best friend letter guide](https://seapals.app/guides/letter-to-best-friend). ## Sea Pals at a glance - Price: Free - Works on: iPhone, Android and the web - App languages: English · 한국어 · 日本語 · Deutsch · Português (Brasil) · Español · Русский · Türkçe · Bahasa Indonesia · Tiếng Việt · ไทย · Italiano · Français · Polski - Minimum age: 13+ · 14+ in South Korea · 16+ in Australia - Translation: Built-in, on supported devices and language pairs ## Questions ### Are these quotes from famous people? No. Every line was written for this page. They are messages to send or adapt, with no attribution to a famous person or song. ### How do I make a friendship message personal? Add something specific: a meal you shared, a habit you appreciate or a plan you are looking forward to. 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